Pope Leo XIV becomes the first pope to vote in a U.S. general election — he’s requested GOP primary ballots 3 times and Democratic twice
Source: Fortune ·
The records also show that he submitted ballots in every general election since 2000 except those in 2020 and 2022.
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Pope Leo XIV has become the first pope to vote in a U.S. general election. The Vatican confirmed Friday that the Chicago-born pontiff had submitted a mail-in ballot in Chicago ahead of November’s midterm elections, citing his long-standing belief in civic participation. Leo, formerly Robert Prevost, “has exercised his right to vote as a United States citizen” and has done so “whenever he was eligible to do so,” the Holy See press office said. The statement said he had also voted while living in Peru whenever he was eligible. “The Holy Father expresses his belief in the right and the duty of citizens to participate in democratic processes,” it added. Leo’s vote was first reported by the Chicago Sun-Times, which quoted the chief of staff at the Will County clerk’s office as saying the pope, registered at a New Lenox address, requested a mail-in ballot on Oct. 3. It is unclear how Leo returned the ballot. His brother, John Prevost, was in Rome this week accompanying parishioners from…